Good Clean News

You've got a brand new shiny hot water pressure washer or a steam cleaner, just waiting to clean up some big messes. Before you go and use just any old cleaning detergent, there are some things you should know. 

We visited with Dean, our Alkota Chemist, to talk about what to look for in detergents, how to choose the right product for your needs, and got an excellent overview of just how important this "add-on" is. 

The pump is a crucial part of every hot water pressure washer. The goal of this piece is to walk you though different types of pumps, basic maintenance and troubleshooting. Of course if you need more help, please reach out to your local Alkota Dealer. 

Like it or not, the day may come where your hot water pressure washer burner, isn't quite working well. We see this problem fairly often.
Luckily, simple regular maintenance can help prevent more significant issues. Also, keeps your pressure washer running efficiently to prevent downtime. 

Hot water pressure washer burners need three things to operate: fuel, oxygen (air), and spark. We can’t cover every issue here, but with our knowledge from supporting machines for a while; we can address the common issues. We decided to create a helpful guide, since there is a good chance you may be experiencing one of these issues. 

Alkota veteran and moonlighting writer is the highlight of today's Faces of Alkota. 

Alkota is known for reliability and dependability. Today we want to share with you one of our most unique features and the heart of any hot water pressure washer, the Alkota hot water pressure washer coil.

Alkota's coils are made in house and are used in our entire family of hot water pressure washers; including kerosene, #1 and #2 diesel fuel pressure washers, liquid propane and natural gas powered machines.

When you have a cleaning task that needs to get done right the first time, you depend upon equipment that will work as hard as you do.

Alkota has been in the cleaning business since 1964, and we understand that certain jobs require a machine with specific specs to do things right. Our focus today is on the custom pressure washer trailers used by many municipalities in the United States and around the world.

We reached out to Erik from Brown's Equipment in Philadelphia, PA, to see how their municipal customers have been using Alkota equipment, including the custom solutions Alkota and our dealers are prepared to create for the toughest of jobs.

Today on Faces of Alkota, we talk with Brian Lansdowne, the passionate dog owner, muscle car restorer, world traveled electric engineering guru.

We have many excellent partners here at Alkota, today we'd like to introduce you to Bob Craft of RN Craft Inc, selling pressure washers in South Portland Maine.

Bob has been around Alkota since he was 13 years old, and has a wealth of knowledge and experience.

At Alkota, we believe each member of our team has a unique story and history with the company.

Today, we’re introducing you to Wade Schlueter, engineering tech, outdoor enthusiast, salsa chef, and an Alkota employee since 2001.